Sit back and enjoy two-weeks of the highest quality tennis outside of a grand slam as the ATP and WTA tour come together in California for the BNP Paribas Open, held at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens.

The players lists, announced in January by Tournament Director Steve Simon boasts 11 former champions and no less than 15 Grand Slam champions. With over 300 of the world’s best players, competing for over US$10m in the prize pot, it is no surprise that many call it “the fifth Slam.”

For the first time, Indian Wells will feature Hawkeye line-calling technology on all the main draw courts, so not just the show courts and will also be available for the qualifying rounds. In keeping with being the largest combined tour event outside the slams, the new Stadium 2 will be unveiled along with the site expansion that includes new practice courts and to commemorate the expansion, there will be a one-day special event with the McEnroe Challenge for Charity, presented by Esurance on Saturday 1 March.

This one-day special event benefiting local charities will feature free admission and multiple Grand Slam Champions John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Peter Fleming and Rick Leach. McEnroe will play Courier in a best of three sets singles match (Super Tie-Break played for the third set), followed by McEnroe and Fleming playing Courier and Leach in a nine game doubles pro-set. Each player and doubles team will represent a designated local charity, and 100 percent of the prize money earned – $40,000 for singles ($25,000 for the winner, $15,000 for the loser) and $40,000 for doubles ($25,000 for the winning team, $15,000 for the losing team) – will be donated to the charity the player or team represents.

Schedule

Both singles draws consist of 96 with the top 32 seeds all receiving byes into the second round. Women’s main draw – March 5-16 Semi-finals – 14 March Final – 16 March Men’s main draw – March 6-16 Semi-finals – 15 March Final – 16 March

Indian Wells Past Champions

MEN

SINGLES

DOUBLES

2013

Rafael Nadal

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan

2012

Roger Federer

Marc Lopez/Rafael Nadal

2011

Novak Djokovic

Alexandr Dolgopolov/Xavier Malisse

2010

Ivan Ljubicic

Marc Lopez/Rafael Nadal

2009

Rafael Nadal

Mardy Fish/Andy Roddick

2008

Novak Djokovic

Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram

2007

Rafael Nadal

Martin Damm/Leander Paes

2006

Roger Federer

Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor

2005

Roger Federer

Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor

2004

Roger Federer

Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Grosjean

2003

Lleyton Hewitt

Wayne Ferreia/Yevgeny Kafelnikov

2002

Lleyton Hewitt

Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor

2001

Andre Agassi

Wayne Ferreia/Yevgeny Kafelnikov

2000

Alex Corretja

Jared Palmer/Alex O’Brien

1999

Mark Philippoussis

Byron Black/Sandon Stolle

1998

Marcelo Rios

Jonas Bjorkman/Patrick Rafter

1997

Michael Chang

Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor

1996

Michael Chang

Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde

1995

Pete Sampras

Tommy Ho/Brett Steven

1994

Pete Sampras

Grant Connell/Patrick Galbraith

1993

Jim Courier

Guy Forget/Henri Leconte

1992

Michael Chang

Steve Devries/David MacPherson

1991

Jim Courier

Jim Courier/Javier Sanchez

1990

Stefan Edberg

Boris Becker/Guy Forget

1989

Miloslav Mecir

Boris Becker/Jakob Hlasek

1988

Boris Becker

Boris Becker/Guy Forget

1987

Boris Becker

Guy Forget/Yannick Noah

1986

Joakim Nystrom

Guy Forget/Peter Fleming

1985

Larry Stefanki

Heinz Gunthardt/Balazs Taroczy

1984

Jimmy Connors

Bernard Mitton/Butch Walts

1983

Jose Higueras

Brian Gottfried/Raul Ramirez

1982

Yannick Noah

Brian Gottfried/Raul Ramirez

1981

Jimmy Connors

Bruce Manson/Brian Teacher

1980

Rain cancelled play

after quarterfinals

1979

Roscoe Tanner

Gene Mayer/Sandy Mayer

1978

Roscoe Tanner

Ray Moore/Roscoe Tanner

1977

Brian Gottfried

Bob Hewitt/Frew McMillan

1976

Jimmy Connors

Colin Dibley/Sandy Mayer

WOMEN

SINGLES

DOUBLES

2013

Maria Sharapova

Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vasnina

2012

Victoria Azarenka

Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond

2011

Caroline Wozniacki

Sania Mirza/Elena Vesnina

2010

Jelena Jankovic

Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik

2009

Vera Zvonareva

Victoria Azarenka/Vera Zvonareva

2008

Ana Ivanovic

Dinara Safina/Elena Vesnina

2007

Daniela Hantuchova

Lisa Raymond/Sam Stosur

2006

Maria Sharapova

Lisa Raymond/Sam Stosur

2005

Kim Clijsters

Virginia Ruano-Pascual/Paola Suarez

2004

Justine Henin

Virginia Ruano-Pascual/Paola Suarez

2003

Kim Clijsters

Lindsay Davenport/Lisa Raymond

2002

Daniela Hantuchova

Lisa Raymond/Rennae Stubbs

2001

Serena Williams

Nicole Arendt/Ai Sugiyama

2000

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport/Corina Morariu

1999

Serena Williams

Martina Hingis/Anna Kournikova

1998

Martina Hingis

Lindsay Davenport/Natasha Zvereva

1997

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport/Natasha Zvereva

1996

Steffi Graf

Chanda Rubin/Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

1995

Mary Joe Fernandez

Lindsay Davenport/Lisa Raymond

1994

Steffi Graf

Lindsay Davenport/Lisa Raymond

1993

Mary Joe Fernandez

Rennae Stubbs/Helena Sukova

1992

Monica Seles

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch/Stephanie Rehe

1991

Martina Navratilova

Canceled due to rain

1990

Martina Navratilova

Jana Novotna/Helena Sukova

1989

Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere

Hana Mandlikova/Pam Shriver

Tournament Name History: 2009-Present: BNP Paribas Open 2007-08: Pacific Life Open 2005-06: Pacific Life Open presented by the City of Indian Wells 2004: Pacific Life Open 2002-03: Pacific Life Open presented by the City of Indian Wells 2000-01: Tennis Masters Series Indian Wells presented by Newsweek 1988-99: Newsweek Champions Cup 1985-87: Pilot Pen Classic 1982-84: Congoleum Classic 1981: Grand Marnier/ATP Tennis Games 1979-80: Congoleum Classic 1976-78: American Airlines Tennis Games